MCAT Amino Acids

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Acidic

Aspartic acid (D)

Glutamic acid (E)

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Basic

Lysine (K)

Arginine (R)

Histidine (H)

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Hydrophobic (Non-polar)

Glycine (G)

Alanine (A)

Valine (V)

Leucine (Leu)

Isoleucine (Ile)

Phenylalanine (F)

Tryptophan (W)

Methionine (M)

Proline (P)

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Polar

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Serine (S)

Cysteine (C)

Threonine (T)

Tyrosine (Y)

Asparagine (N)

Glutamine (Q)

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Sulfur-containing

Cysteine (C) - fairly polar

Methionine (M) - fairly non polar

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Unique AA

Proline (P) - amino group bound to non polar side chain, distinctive ring structure (+ folding)

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9 Essential AA

From Diet: HPILLMVTT

Histidine

Phenylalanine

Isoleucine

Leucine

Lysine

Methionine

Valine

Threonine

Tryptophan

<p>From Diet: HPILLMVTT</p><p>Histidine</p><p>Phenylalanine</p><p>Isoleucine</p><p>Leucine</p><p>Lysine</p><p>Methionine</p><p>Valine</p><p>Threonine</p><p>Tryptophan</p>
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Structures

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Nitrogenous Bases

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